Tibet: 65 injured and 16 dead — 12,489 residents moved to safety
Xinhua cites Nagqu’s rescue command for the latest assessment. The 65 injured are the total provisional tally.
Updated 23.10.2026 · 08:12, Athens time — What changed
Xinhua’s latest dispatch on 23 October, citing Nagqu’s earthquake relief command, reports 16 dead and 65 injured: 11 seriously and 54 with less severe injuries.
The 65 are the latest total number of injured people, replacing the 46 in the previous update; they are not added to that earlier tally. The assessment remains provisional.
The same dispatch says 12,489 residents had been safely relocated by 10:00 on 23 October in China — 05:00 Athens time. Searches, rescue and accommodation work continue.
The accessible Reuters report also carries 65 injured and 16 dead, citing local government. These reports are not separate casualty counts. Seismic information is retained in the history.
Earlier updates — history
Updated 23.10.2026 · 02:11, Athens time — What changed
The latest tally reported by CCTV, relayed by China News Service, citing Nagqu’s earthquake relief command, is 16 dead and 46 injured, including 11 seriously. It covers assessments through 05:20 on 23 October in China — 00:20 Athens time.
Xinhua’s initial official dispatch, citing Nagqu’s emergency management authority through 02:25 local time, reported 16 dead and 32 injured. ERT carried that earlier tally. These reports are not independent casualty counts.
The newer update reports 339 households with destroyed or damaged homes. Searches and assessment continue; the numbers are not final. USGS and GFZ seismic parameters are retained separately in the history.
Previous update — seismic data
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Tibet, China, on 22 October 2026 at 17:33 Greek time (14:33 UTC), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Latest seismic parameters
The reviewed USGS record places the epicentre 191 kilometres east-northeast of Nagqu, at a depth of 18 kilometres.
The independent GFZ GEOFON catalogue records the same earthquake at 14:33:40 UTC, with Mw 6.96 — approximately 7.0 and a depth of 16 kilometres. These are the latest checked catalogue entries, rather than the initial 10-kilometre depth carried in early reports.
What remains uncertain
Seismic parameters may be revised as more data becomes available. At the time of this update, no casualty or damage toll has been independently verified from the sources examined. Modelled estimates do not confirm specific losses.
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